Longer Ease by Achebe: First Edition (17 results)

Condition: New. 2010. 1st Edition. paperback. Obi Okonkwo is an idealistic young man who has now returned to Nigeria for a job in the civil service. However in his new role he finds that the way of government seems to be corruption. Obi manages to resist the bribes offered to him, but when he falls in love with an unsuitable girl, he sinks further into emotional and financial turmoil. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114. . . . . .…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. A VG copy. Sunning to spine. Light creasing, scuffing, and some edge/corner wear to wraps. Light discoloration to page edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Paperback Edition. 170pp. Some creasing and rubbing to the cover, minor staining to the page fore-edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. I2.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. clean pages, spine creasing, one inscriptions, good condition. See photos. MESSAGE FROM LENNON BOOKS (A) Postage costs are estimates only - prices may decrease / increase depending on the order. Prices outside of Europe / Worldwide Postage costs will be advised on confirmation of order. All orders are shipped via with Royal Mail and a proof of postage can be provided. Tracked orders can be requested. (B) If you think that this book is over your price limit then please email me with your proposed price, we will discuss offers on all of our books. (C) Books are sold as seen in the photos with an as accurate description as possible, please request more photos if required. No Signature.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition paperback. Zimbabwe Educational Books, 1985. SIGNED boldly in Harare, Zimbabwe, by the author on the title page. Scarce. Signed By Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardcover in good condition. Scarce first edition; this Contemporary Fiction edition was produced in 1962 for sale to its members only by the proprietors, Readers Union Ltd. The jacket is marked, faded and worn with some tears, most notably to the leading edges. Sunning and wear to the hardcover, with mottled patches on the boards. Slight lean to the spine. Foxing marks on the pastedowns and endpapers, plus some pages with. Stamped numbers on the rear pastedown. The binding is sound and all text remains clear. CM. Used.…

third printing, 1962. scarce. the second novel in achebe's "african trilogy" follows "things fall apart" and precedes "arrow of god."obi okonkwo is an ambitious young igbo man who returns to nigeria after studying in britain and joins the colonial civil service. caught between his african heritage and the western values he's embraced, obi becomes entangled in corruption and moral compromise, ultimately taking a bribe. the title is drawn from t.s. eliot's "journey of the magi," suggesting obi's disillusionment with his new life (he is "no longer at ease" in his own society). upon release, "no longer at ease" was widely praised for its vivid depiction of post-colonial life in lagos during the early 1960s. london: heinemann. 170 pages. 7.5x5". hardcover. bound in cloth-covered boards. book condition: imperceptible soiling to head of block. near fine-. jacket condition: mild soiling to back panel, small stain to front panel, chip to top edge. very good-.…

dj. First Edition. First U.S. edition of his second book. Review copy with publisher's review slip laid in (indicates publication date of February 20, 1961). 8vo black textured-paper boards stamped in silver on spine; 170 pages. Very good or better with rubbing to spine ends and corners and slight toning to page edges; in very good dust jacket with few small chips and flaking to the somewhat brittle spine folds. Scarce.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. The author's second work and the second book in the African Trilogy. Original burgundy cloth with gilt lettering to spine. A little fading to top portion of upper board with a spine slant and gift inscription to front endpaper, otherwise very good. The original dust jacket is price-clipped with some fading to the spine panel and soiling, primarily to flap folds, and a couple of nicks to top edge and some browning to verso.…

Hardcover with Dust Jacket. First Edition. First Edition, presumed First Printing. VG+ in VG DJ. Some boxing on the spine and corners. Not price clipped.

Condition: Very good. First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 13s6d. The first edition of this tale of Lagos corruption by Nigerian writer Achebe, the scarce second volume in his landmark 'African trilogy'. Book itself very good; jacket a little rubbed with minor dust-soiling visible to lower panel, spine slightly faded, overall VG. Jacket artwork by Peter Edwards. (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Neat ink owner name twice on front endpapers (once in pencil), a couple of tiny spots of foxing else near fine in a good or better pictorial dust jacket with soiling, a few small nicks, and a couple of faint stains. A presentable copy of the Nigerian author's second novel, and the scarce second volume in his African Trilogy, which includes *Things Fall Apart* and *Arrow of God*.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Heinemann Educational Books, Softcover (1963). No 3 of the African Writers Series published by Heinemann. Scarce first print copy of Chinua Achebe s second novel. Condition is very good-fine . An excellent copy with no notable flaws.

Condition: Very good. First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 13s6d. A lovely first edition of this tale of Lagos corruption by Nigerian writer Achebe, the scarce second volume in Achebe's landmark 'African trilogy'. A fine copy in near fine jacket. Bookplate of Arnfinn Jensson. A lovely first edition of this tale of Lagos corruption by Nigerian writer Achebe. Jacket artwork by Peter Edwards. (illustrator). Book.…

dj. First Edition. Scarce first edition of Achebe's second novel, set in contemporary Nigeria and following the grandson of Okonkwo, hero of THINGS FALL APART. NO LONGER AT EASE derives its title from Eliot's "Journey of the Magi" ("But no longer at ease here, in the old dispensation"), as the preceding THINGS FALL APART alludes to Yeats; in it, Achebe arranges for his protagonist a quiet, understated catastrophe of colonial pressures and corruption. Following the novel's publication and positive reception, Achebe was awarded a Rockefeller Fellowship, the first of many major awards and honors to follow. 7.25'' x 5''. Original oxblood cloth. In original unclipped (13s 6d) pictorial dust jacket by Peter Edwards. 170 pages. Ink owner name to front free endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers and edges of text block, spine lean. Minor soil and chipping to jacket at extremities, with touch of fading to spine. Very good plus in very good plus jacket.…

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. [vi], 170 pp. Bound in publisher's dark red cloth with spine lettered in light peach. Very Good with lean to binding, foxing to text block edges and contents. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with slight fading and tanning to spine, moderate foxing to covers, and damp staining to left edge of rear cover; corner crease to front flap. The Nigerian author's second novel chronicling the disillusionment of post-colonial society as seen through Obi Okonkwo, a young civil servant educated in England and grandson of Ogbuefi Okonkwo, the main protagonist in Achebe's famous debut novel, Things Fall Apart (1958).…

First edition, first impression, continuing the author's hugely influential "African trilogy", introduced by Things Fall Apart (1958) and concluding with Arrow of God (1964). The Nigerian novelist was among the first writers of literature to present African village life from an African perspective. Published in the year of Nigeria's independence, the work "powerfully exposed the difficulty of navigating a world where one is expected to partake of western secular education and all the values and privileges that comes with it, and still be hostage to the commanding beliefs of one's own culture. It is a heart-wrenching account of the grandchild of the main character in Things Fall Apart, who joins the Nigerian colonial civil service after receiving a British education but struggles to escape the conflicting mores of his family - a tragic modern protagonist with a foot in both camps" (Malik). Nesrine Malik, "Chinua Achebe's anti-colonial novels are still relevant today", The Guardian, 24 March 2013. Octavo. Original dark red boards, spine lettered in white, publisher's device in blind to rear cover. With dust jacket by Peter Edwards. Foxing to edges and outer leaves, else clean; jacket price-clipped, spine lightly sunned, a little foxing, creases to upper edges with a couple of nicks: a near-fine copy in very good jacket. …